[hoosier]

GREAT pictures NYguy.:worship:

[NYguy]

GREAT pictures NYguy.:worship:


Thanks. We should never stop seeing images like this, new towers reaching
to the sky (like old New York)...

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/73101696/large.jpg

[Scruffy]

i like the tower better than the original rendering but i don't like the tower. i really wished something else was in that spot.

[Dac150]

:previous: Nothing else would go better. These two towers correspond very well with eachother due to their similar color and architectural style. Another blue glassy modernistic high-rise, come on. The new WTC will bring plenty of them. Too many, and it wouldn't look good. You need diversity. That is what NYC is all about. :notacrook:

[Scruffy]

never said a glassy highrise, just not this. honestly i was thinking more like a narrower version of Minneapolis's Wells Fargo Center. It has a classical look that fits downtown. and would better fit woolworth is appropriate colors and window treatments were in place

[NYguy]

These two towers correspond very well with each other

They actually do, though I wish this tower had a crown more similar to Woolworth's. This tower brings a much needed sign of life to that part of Manhattan. Buildings like this have been missing there for so long, and now Downtown will become just as lively as the rest of Manhattan after dark.

[CGII]

:previous: Nothing else would go better. These two towers correspond very well with eachother due to their similar color and architectural style. Another blue glassy modernistic high-rise, come on. The new WTC will bring plenty of them. Too many, and it wouldn't look good. You need diversity. That is what NYC is all about. :notacrook:

I don't agree with the mentality that diversity is needed. Sure, sometimes it helps, but look at NY in the 1930's, monochromatic and nondiverse as hell, but it worked wonderfully.

[NYguy]

I don't agree with the mentality that diversity is needed. Sure, sometimes it helps, but look at NY in the 1930's, monochromatic and nondiverse as hell, but it worked wonderfully.

It hardly matters though, because both towers will be dwarfed by the new WTC towers so much you won't even notice them. Woolworth has the extra bonus of getting a Gehry tower to the east.

It's still a great building, but it's like the Flatiron on 23rd. Sure it was the tallest at one point, but it's surrounded now by taller, lesser towers. It's still an icon though.

[Alxx611]

Could anyone hook me up with some updates on this building? There's something about this flat, cookie-cutter building that i've always really liked, I'm sure its about done with construction by now.

[Lecom]

I would've loved this tower if they left those flying buttresses on top alone. Would've given it a much more dramatic sppearance.

[NYguy]

Could anyone hook me up with some updates on this building? There's something about this flat, cookie-cutter building that i've always really liked, I'm sure its about done with construction by now.


I was gonna get photos yesterday, but got sidetracked. The tower is basically completed now.

[gripja]

More a shot of the Woolworth Building I took today from the Brooklyn Bridge but this building jumped into the frame:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c182/gripja/woolworth.jpg

[CGII]

The crown looks to have turned out surprisingly art-decoish.

[JACKinBeantown]

I was a critic of this building during the design stage, but I take it all back. I think this is a nice addition to NYC.

[NYguy]

More a shot of the Woolworth Building I took today from the Brooklyn Bridge but this building jumped into the frame:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c182/gripja/woolworth.jpg


Nice pic. I think it actually complements the Woolworth. Now if only Silverstein's new tower would do that, we would have a pretty nice trio.

[CGII]

You mean quartet? ;)

[GVNY]

It does not look half bad from that angle.

[NYguy]

You mean quartet? ;)

I'm talking about 10 Barclay, the Woolworth, and Silverstein's new residential tower that will rise behind the Woolworth.

[antinimby]

People on other skyscraper boards hate this building, but I for one think it at least is a graceful addition to the skyline.

Contrast that with the boxy 7WTC in that pic above.

[Antares41]

^ Agreed this building has been much maligned, due to its location, but I think far worst POS could have been built. I think it compliments the Woolworth nicely, and, I was originaly oppose to it.

[NYguy]

I didn't like it from looking at the renderings, but once it really started to rise, I began to like it more and more.

[Chad]

Amazing turnout!!!

[Lecom]

It actually looks decent from certain angles, especially in broad daylight, and from the narrow side one can even make out sone art Deco detailing. However, as a silouette on the skyline it's still a dull flat-top slab (which could have been easily solved if the flying buttresses on top remained open).

[NYguy]

It actually looks decent from certain angles, especially in broad daylight, and from the narrow side one can even make out sone art Deco detailing. However, as a silouette on the skyline it's still a dull flat-top slab (which could have been easily solved if the flying buttresses on top remained open).

A modern spire on the scale of Woolworth's would have been a nice touch also.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c182/gripja/woolworth.jpg

[Fabb]

^Plenty of glass and nice proportions. It's not a total disaster.

[Dac150]

It blends very nice. Definetly a neo-classic look in my opinion. Modern but yet a touch of art deco. I'm well satisfied!

Love the crown the way!!!!!

[Lecom]

^Plenty of glass and nice proportions. It's not a total disaster.
Yep. Could be much better, but could be much worse still.

[NYguy]

Could be much better, but could be much worse still.

That's pretty much always the case. This one turned out better than expected. I'm pleased.

[pico44]

People on other skyscraper boards hate this building, but I for one think it at least is a graceful addition to the skyline.

Contrast that with the boxy 7WTC in that pic above.

I agree, I'm pleasantly surprised. It looks to be a very nice building.

[gripja]

New page -- new pic, from Leonard/Worth sts. -- trickey light @ this time of day but heres a view sans Woolworth:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c182/gripja/barclay.jpg

[StatenIslander237]

I guess itll be done soon then... anyone have an approximate completion date?zc

[Lecom]

From that side, its questionable architectural merit comes through more apparent than from the slender side.

[NYguy]

More Barclay/Woolworth

MARCH 18, 2007

Even the scale complements the Woolworth...


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[Antares41]

I like it! Its a nice cluster! Will the top of 10 Barclay be lite? That would be icing on the cake!:yes:

[NYguy]

I like it! Its a nice cluster! Will the top of 10 Barclay be lite? That would be icing on the cake!:yes:

I hope so, but probably not. Then again, why make a crown like that if it's not to be lit?

[gripja]

Nice shots NYguy. Heres one look from up Church St.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/429816169_40014787da_o.jpg

[antinimby]

Anyone notice that there are four floors just below the first setback in that photo that don't have AC vents while all the others have them?

Strange...

[Swede]

^I didn't. Wonder what that's about...

I'm pretty surprised how well this building turned out considering the inital renderings. Tho that Church st view is set to get blocked - hopefully that new tower'll look even better.

[NYguy]

Nice shots NYguy. Heres one look from up Church St.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/429816169_40014787da_o.jpg

Imagin if the tower had a spire similar to Woolworth's. Silverstein's tower will pop up in that view,
I'm waiting to see that design.

[NYguy]

APRIL 8, 2007

Still not complete...

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http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/76895666/large.jpg

[Scruffy]

the asymetricalness of the rear of it bothers me cause its pretty much the most visible side of it. It would be worse i guess. its still lacking something for me.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i210/Scruffy69/DSC03476.jpg

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[JACKinBeantown]

This building is turning out so much nicer than the renderings! It actually has a neo-art deco look.

[WhipperSnapper]

not sure if this is 2007 or 1987

[Fabb]

It's not an exact replica of the Rihga Royal hotel...

http://www.thymos.com/monument/usa/ny207.jpg

... but it definitly belongs to the same family.

[Lecom]

^Good point, never even thought of that.

[NYguy]

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i210/Scruffy69/DSC03551.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i210/Scruffy69/DSC03555.jpg

NIce.

[hoosier]

What is taking so long?

It looks as if nothing much has changed in the past couple of months.

[NYguy]

What is taking so long?

It looks as if nothing much has changed in the past couple of months.


They're just putting the finishing touches on and in. It seems all these new towers in NY just freeze once they appear to be nearly completed.

[Fabb]

They must be working on the interiors.

[hoosier]

They're just putting the finishing touches on and in. It seems all these new towers in NY just freeze once they appear to be nearly completed.

OK. I think it is nice building. It fits well within the skyline.

[Matty]

It's kinda purty. I like the crown.

[NYguy]

APRIL 21, 2007

Still waiting...

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/77568212/medium.jpg_http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/77568218/medium.jpg


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[-GR2NY-]

Hows it possible that I didn't even realize this thing was U/C yet!

:omg:

[CarlosV]

I can see this tower all the way from Quuens!! :)

[NYguy]

Hows it possible that I didn't even realize this thing was U/C yet!
:omg:

Yeah, how is that possible? You missed the whole "blocking the Woolworth" debate...:)

[NYguy]

http://www.therealdeal.net/breaking_news/2007/05/03/1178225348.php

Downtown tower readies to rent

http://www.therealdeal.net//breaking_news/2007/05/03/images/9882.jpg

May 3, 3:20 pm

The leasing office for one of the tallest ground-up rental buildings in the Financial District will open by May 19, the vice president of marketing for Glenwood Management Corp., Stephen Maschi, said today at Citi Habitats' second annual Elite Residential Rental Forum.

Barclay Tower, a 50-story-plus building at 10 Barclay Street, just west of Broadway, will have around 400 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments.

The building will feature condominium-like amenities, including a fitness center, swimming pool, tenants' lounge, media center and children's playroom, Maschi said.

"New York is a rental city," Maschi noted. "Some people just don't want to buy."

Residents will be able to move into the tower by late summer; rental prices for its units have not yet been made public.

By Lauren Elkies

[Scruffy]

5.18
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5.20
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[Fabb]

The retro pattern of the crown is very noticeable. It catches the attention away from the shaft.

[NYguy]

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z70/Scruffy66/DSC04473.jpg

Seems to call for a spire, at least on the scale of the Woolworth...

[Jularc]

^ I think it has a little spire already. If you look very closely. ;) Nah is some sort of a tiny antena. I really like this crown.

[aaron38]

I have a question on those black rectangles in the facade below the windows.
I saw those on some other new construction buildings in Midtown and figured they were just an non-functional architectural detail, to blend in with the air-conditioning units of the older towers next door.

But then I see them on this building too. Are they air-conditioning vents? I would think new construction would be all central air.

[Antares41]

I bet the cross-hatched material is architectural in nature. It appears to be some translucent material, which suggest to me that it will be involved in some lighting scheme for the crown. I sure hope so, that would be icing on the cake for a bldg. that came out far better than I had anticipated.

[Scruffy]

imagine a roof something like this:
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z70/Scruffy66/DSC01619.jpg

[nygirl1]

Yesterday:

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/2642/p1010036ou0.jpg

[Patrick]

Me Likey.

[Oura]

This building turned out to be an excellent surprise. I especially like the south facade and the crown. However I think it should have been of the same height as Transportation building with setbacks at the same levels. I really don't like the fact it hides Woolworth building so much.

[NYguy]

Yesterday:

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/2642/p1010036ou0.jpg

Another one that seems to finish slowly...

[NYCDowntown]

I have a question on those black rectangles in the facade below the windows.
I saw those on some other new construction buildings in Midtown and figured they were just an non-functional architectural detail, to blend in with the air-conditioning units of the older towers next door.

But then I see them on this building too. Are they air-conditioning vents? I would think new construction would be all central air.

I currently live in Liberty Plaza (10 Liberty St. / 45 stories 510') and I'm moving to Barclay Tower (10 Barclay St. / 56 stories 584') in November, when my apartment is finished.

Both buildings make use of standalone "console" style HVAC units with independent heat/high/low/off switches, typically one in every room.

Cheers

[Scruffy]

what floor are you moving in to? facing which side? if you don't mind

[NYCDowntown]

what floor are you moving in to? facing which side? if you don't mind

I have the apartment in the Southwest corner on the 30th floor (see modified photos below). It has full river views and overlooks the WTC construction site.

In case anyone is wondering, the reason the 32nd, 33rd, and 34th floors have all their windows already installed is that those floors house all the model apartments, therefore they needed to be completed first.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1016/840270901_1b16f15700_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1006/840270861_9827360620_o.jpg

[AtlanticaC5]

^^ I guess you can't complain over the views from up there ;) Awesome!

[Dac150]

I currently live in Liberty Plaza (10 Liberty St. / 45 stories 510') and I'm moving to Barclay Tower (10 Barclay St. / 56 stories 584') in November, when my apartment is finished.

Both buildings make use of standalone "console" style HVAC units with independent heat/high/low/off switches, typically one in every room.

Cheers


If you don't mind me asking, how much did that apartment cost?

[borgo100]

I have the apartment in the Southwest corner on the 30th floor (see modified photos below). It has full river views and overlooks the WTC construction site.

In case anyone is wondering, the reason the 32nd, 33rd, and 34th floors have all their windows already installed is that those floors house all the model apartments, therefore they needed to be completed first.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1016/840270901_1b16f15700_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1006/840270861_9827360620_o.jpg

i guess you can take some intense pictures of the WTC site when the tower start really going

[NYCDowntown]

If you don't mind me asking, how much did that apartment cost?

Like my current building, Liberty Plaza, which is also owned and managed by Glenwood, Barclay Tower is all rental, unfortunately.

I'm getting a 2BR/2BA for a little over $5000 per month. I currently have a 1BR/1BA on the 17th floor of Liberty Plaza for about $3100/mo. Those prices include all amenities (except parking, of course). Amenities: http://www.glenwoodnyc.com/Streamline?p=viewPage.jsp&id=5&nid=4&bid=107

Another interesting piece of trivia: They tell me that the new building has been wired for Verizon FiOS (FTTH / Fiber-To-The-Home), which I believe is a Manhattan residential first.

[antinimby]

Have a lot of people moved (or will be moving) into the building already?

By the way, if you don't mind, how many people are living with you in that two bedroom?

I'm nosy, yes I know.

[Scruffy]

good for you man. but just be aware that now that you told us all this info you will have a line of forumers knocking on your door asking to take pics of the wtc site out your window.

[NYguy]

I have the apartment in the Southwest
corner on the 30th floor (see modified photos below). It has full river views
and overlooks the WTC construction site.

In case anyone is wondering, the reason the 32nd, 33rd, and 34th floors
have all their windows already installed is that those floors house all the
model apartments, therefore they needed to be completed first.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1016/840270901_1b16f15700_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1006/840270861_9827360620_o.jpg

The good thing is that you won't have to worry about your views being
blocked by Silverstein's new residential tower.

[NYCDowntown]

Have a lot of people moved (or will be moving) into the building already?

By the way, if you don't mind, how many people are living with you in that two bedroom?

I'm nosy, yes I know.

It's just me and my fiancée.


I think I was either the first or second person to sign a lease (three days before the official opening of the leasing office, which is on the 32nd floor, BTW) and therefore I had the pick of the litter. When I went back a few days later I asked how things were moving, and they told me that they were renting really well. Incidentally, I also heard from an independent agent that the line containing the largest 1BR is almost completely rented. That line is a 1BR/2BA in the NW corner. It has a large separate dining area in the corner which can be converted to a small 2nd BR, but for $4700 one might as well get a proper 2BR.

I have no doubt that the building will be 100% rented by Sept or Oct.

[NYCDowntown]

good for you man. but just be aware that now that you told us all this info you will have a line of forumers knocking on your door asking to take pics of the wtc site out your window.

Good thing Glenwood has amazing security!

I'm thinking about setting up a camera on a tripod (better yet, something with a suction mount, so it stays out of my way) and having it take photos of the contruction site periodically (say every hour) and then creating as stop-motion video (this part is easy). I just need to find the right equipment to do this automatically. Any suggestions?

[Dougall5505]

have you been up to your unit yet? or do you have a picture of what your view will look like?

[NYCDowntown]

have you been up to your unit yet? or do you have a picture of what your view will look like?

Yes, I got to stand inside my unfinished unit, "protected" from falling by orange tape! It was awesome. I'm going back soon to take some pictures, don't have any yet.

[Stephenapolis]

Congrats on getting to live in such a beautiful building.
Is the top of this buiilding going to be illuminated at night?

[Trojan in NYC]

I wish I could live there. You make me jealous, NYCDowntown. :)

[ZZ-II]

great tower, love it

[Scruffy]

does the price get higher the higher up you go?

[Lecom]

good for you man. but just be aware that now that you told us all this info you will have a line of forumers knocking on your door asking to take pics of the wtc site out your window.
Haha, good call Scruffy. Get ready for multiple friendly private messages (PMs) from forumers introducing themselves to you and welcoming to the forum and "mentioning" that they would really like to take a few photos from your window and that they wouldn't be much of a bother and all. Hell, I'm tempted to send you one of those PMs myself.

[NYCDowntown]

does the price get higher the higher up you go?

Yes, and after the 34th I believe the floor layout and apartment floorplans change significantly.

For example, the same apartment as mine, but on the 16th (instead of the 30th) floor has almost completely obstructed views (there is a brick building across the street) but cost a whopping $400/mo less! <sarcasm>. I never got to see floorplans for 2BR apartments above the 34th floor because I was told that they were all over $6000/mo (albeit probably larger).

Approximate "starting" prices (smallest layout, lowest floor) for Barlcay Tower:

1BR/1BA: $3,610
2BR/2BA: $4,595 (I think these start on the 12th floor)
1.5BR/1BA: $4,775 (I guess this floorplan starts on a higher floor than the 2BR/2BA)
2.5BR/2BA: $8,250
3BR/2BA: $11,000


Cheers

[NYCDowntown]

Haha, good call Scruffy. Get ready for multiple friendly private messages (PMs) from forumers introducing themselves to you and welcoming to the forum and "mentioning" that they would really like to take a few photos from your window and that they wouldn't be much of a bother and all. Hell, I'm tempted to send you one of those PMs myself.

Thanks for the warning. PMs disabled. ;)

[NYguy]

JULY 22, 2007

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[NYguy]

Double

[antinimby]

I didn't know this tower has office space to rent.

Edit: Oops. I read it wrong. Renting office, not office for rent. :blush:

[NYguy]

I didn't know this tower has office space to rent.

Edit: Oops. I read it wrong. Renting office, not office for rent.

The building itself is a rental..

Approximate "starting" prices (smallest layout, lowest floor) for Barlcay Tower:

1BR/1BA: $3,610
2BR/2BA: $4,595 (I think these start on the 12th floor)
1.5BR/1BA: $4,775 (I guess this floorplan starts on a higher floor than the 2BR/2BA)
2.5BR/2BA: $8,250
3BR/2BA: $11,000

A little more:

http://www.therealdeal.net/breaking_news/2007/05/03/1178225348.php

Downtown tower readies to rent

http://www.therealdeal.net//breaking_news/2007/05/03/images/9882.jpg

May 3, 3:20 pm

The leasing office for one of the tallest ground-up rental buildings in the Financial District will open by May 19, the vice president of marketing for Glenwood Management Corp., Stephen Maschi, said today at Citi Habitats' second annual Elite Residential Rental Forum.

Barclay Tower, a 50-story-plus building at 10 Barclay Street, just west of Broadway, will have around 400 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments.

The building will feature condominium-like amenities, including a fitness center, swimming pool, tenants' lounge, media center and children's playroom, Maschi said.

"New York is a rental city," Maschi noted. "Some people just don't want to buy."

Residents will be able to move into the tower by late summer; rental prices for its units have not yet been made public.

By Lauren Elkies

[Vito Corleone]

Our diagrams say this tower is 178 Meters High. But theres no way it can be that small.

Look at this pic, the tower rises up to the bottom of Woolworth's Pyramid.
http://www.gawker.com/assets/images/gallery/7/2006/11/299622826_464a1b9ef8_o.jpg

It has to be at least 210 Meters. Were is this 178 Meter height from?

It was from the NYDOB. I just got the correct height from Kondylis - 205.32 metres.

[Scruffy]

so its 675 feet. makes more sense. its just over 100 feet shorter than the pinnacle of woolworth.

[BayRidgeFever]

Whoa, how did you get the official height from Kondylis? Could you find out the height for Riverplace 2?

[Vito Corleone]

Whoa, how did you get the official height from Kondylis? Could you find out the height for Riverplace 2?


I have a reliable contact at the firm. I will see if I can get some figures for Riverplace 2.

[Scruffy]

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[Scruffy]

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[Dac150]

Fits in just fine. I can only hope Larry's tower follows in it's footsteps.

[NYguy]

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee253/scruffy2165/DSC08160.jpg

Suddenly got an urge for a hotdog...